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Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Be happy go wacky!

19525.61h 18m

Overview

Two down-on-their-luck loafers take a job babysitting, with a bedtime story of the titular tale turning into a wacky Abbott and Costello-faced musical retelling involving stolen cows, terrible giants, and the heroic boy with an opportunistic butcher in a castle above the clouds.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Written by Pat Costello, Nathaniel Curtis
Produced by Lou Costello, Alex Gottlieb
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Top Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Jack / Jack Strong

Buddy Baer

Buddy Baer

Sgt. Riley / The Giant

Dorothy Ford

Dorothy Ford

Receptionist / Polly

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Mrs. Strong

David Stollery

David Stollery

Donald Larkin

William Farnum

William Farnum

The King

Shaye Cogan

Shaye Cogan

Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)

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James Alexander

Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador

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Johnny Conrad

Dancer

Themes & Keywords

dancingmusicalsword fightproblem childsingingbeanstalkbased on fairy taleloggiantsupercinecolor

About Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk is a comedy, fantasy, music film released in 1952 exploring themes of dancing, musical, sword fight, problem child, singing, beanstalk. Directed by Jean Yarbrough, it stars Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer. Two down-on-their-luck loafers take a job babysitting, with a bedtime story of the titular tale turning into a wacky Abbott and Costello-faced musical retelling involving stolen cows, terrible giants, and the heroic boy with an opportunistic butcher in a castle above the clouds.

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